Gyeongnam Coach Park Dong-hyuk "Another first loss...Let's run manly and bravely."

Aug 11, 2024

 Gyeongnam Coach Park Dong-hyuk 'Another first loss...Let's run manly and bravely.'
Coach Park Dong-hyuk of South Gyeongsang Province. Photo courtesy = Korea Professional Football Federation
Coach Dongjin Park of Gyeongnam, who scored one valuable point by catching up with a two-goal lead in Gimpo's away game, breathed a sigh rather than a smile.

Gyeongnam was dragged 0-2 by 1 minute in the 26th round of away games against Gimpo at Gimpo Salter Football Stadium on the 11th and drew 2-2 with consecutive goals by Lee Jong-eon in the 9th minute of the second half and Dongjin Park in the 35th minute of the second half. Gyeongnam, which followed two goals and led to a 3-3 draw against Cheonan City in the last round, showed its "Chase instinct, Dak-gong instinct" for two consecutive games.

Coach Park said, `It's too bad every game. He is playing a difficult game repeatedly. In a pre-interview, he emphasized the importance of the first goal, and he said, "I had no choice but to be physically difficult because I allowed two goals first."

"Like the last game, he repeatedly did not give up, but after the game, there is no choice but to be disappointed. It's hard to run the game because you lose points in every game. I want the players to play manly, brave, and confidently."

Dongjin Park, who was brought on loan from FC Seoul last summer, has become a key striker with four goals since July. Coach Park said, `I recruited him because I needed him so much. I thought I needed a player like Dongjin Park"Dongjin Park joined the team, followed well, led the players well, and continued to score goals. You're playing what you want to play well"It was well received. South Gyeongsang Province, ranked 10th without a win for the fourth time in four games, will bring Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju home on the 17th.

Kimpo coach Ko Jung-woon, who entered the press conference room afterwards, sighed even more. Gimpo, which was leading happily by scoring the first goal in 50 days, eventually contributed two goals due to a defensive miss, increasing its winless game to the eighth game. Gimpo, which only added one more point, jumped two spots from ninth to seventh with 32 points.

 Gyeongnam Coach Park Dong-hyuk 'Another first loss...Let's run manly and bravely.'
Kimpo coach Ko Jung-woon. Photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Coach Koh emphasized the mental part of the players to think today is the last day, but he followed well. Lewis and Plana are also coming back to life"There was a problem with the defense. A better result would have been if the judgment had been made a little faster. That's what I missed. I want to say sorry to the fans who supported me in the hot weather.

Gimpo scored two goals with a header by a cross in the second half. Coach Koh said `Chapman is good at defending the area. When the ball goes to the side, it takes over the opponent's sweatshirt, and continues to lose points like today. I think it was the coach's mistake to not replace Kim Min-ho early." Kim Min-ho was replaced by Chapman in the 39th minute of the second half.

One encouraging thing is that Lewis and Plana's scoring ability is coming back to life at the same time. The two scored their seventh goal side by side. Coach Ko said, `I'm looking forward to the next game because foreign strikers' scoring ability will be revived.' In addition, he said he will prepare for the next match against Ansan through repeated defensive training.



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